arcading

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noun

An arrangement of arcades.

OriginEnglish arcade ← French arcade →
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Meanings

nounarcading (countable and uncountable, plural arcadings)

plural arcadings

  1. countablearchitectureAn arrangement of arcades.

    […] the intimate and cloistered loveliness of the chancel, with its pointed arcading, graceful ribbed vault and five narrow east lancets, led his attention on and focused it first upon the remote glow of the sanctuary.

    1934, Dorothy L. Sayers, The Nine Tailors, London: Victor Golancz
  2. uncountablevideo gamesThe playing of arcade games.

    Whatever your taste in arcade games, one thing is certain: the world of home arcading has never been richer.

    1988, Computer Gaming World, volumes 43-54, page 47
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of arcade

Origin

  1. Frencharcade
  2. Englisharcade
  3. Englisharcading

From arcade + -ing.

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Translations

Polish arkadowanie
  • arkadowanieAn arrangement of arcades

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arcading

tradinggradingfadingshadingdegradingaidingwadingladingbraidingblading
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Anagrams

cardigancarangid
Cite this entry
APA

arcading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcading

MLA

“arcading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcading. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arcading,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arcading.

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